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Florida’s brewery market snapshot for March 2026 is in: 431 breweries statewide and 9,307.83 BBL in recent monthly repor...
06/01/2026

Florida’s brewery market snapshot for March 2026 is in: 431 breweries statewide and 9,307.83 BBL in recent monthly reported sales. Average monthly sales per brewery rose to 24.95 BBL, while trailing 12-month reported sales reached 97,600.83 BBL. The latest Florida Breweries Report tracks where the industry stands and where it may be heading next. https://loom.ly/VkH4hbM

Trying to deliver your beer in Florida? 🍺 It’s not as simple as loading up a truck and hitting the road.Florida’s alcoho...
05/18/2026

Trying to deliver your beer in Florida? 🍺 It’s not as simple as loading up a truck and hitting the road.
Florida’s alcohol transportation rules are more complicated than most breweries expect—and getting it wrong can create real compliance risks.
We break it down in plain English:
✅ Who can deliver
✅ What routes are allowed
✅ The biggest mistakes to avoid
Read more: https://loom.ly/Vw8TDhE

Florida brewery numbers are in.431 total breweries statewide. Recent monthly sales were 7,731.63 bbl, up 6.50% over the ...
05/04/2026

Florida brewery numbers are in.
431 total breweries statewide. Recent monthly sales were 7,731.63 bbl, up 6.50% over the prior month. The average recent monthly sales per brewery was 21.07 bbl (up 4.46%). Last-twelve-month (LTM) sales were 97,530.82 bbl (down 0.96%). Reporting breweries this month: 367 (down from 387 this time last year). https://loom.ly/C-Ganis

Working from home in the alcohol industry can be legal—but only if the alcohol stays off your residential property. In F...
04/20/2026

Working from home in the alcohol industry can be legal—but only if the alcohol stays off your residential property. In Florida, don’t distill, bottle, store for sale, or sell from home (and “home” includes garages, yards, and sheds). Here’s what you can do from a home office—and what you can’t: https://loom.ly/WzQyJVI

A federal appeals court (the Fifth Circuit) just struck down the federal “home distilling” ban. Interesting—and worth wa...
04/13/2026

A federal appeals court (the Fifth Circuit) just struck down the federal “home distilling” ban. Interesting—and worth watching. But Florida law still prohibits unlicensed home distilling, so this decision is not a green light in Florida.
Full breakdown: https://loom.ly/ffKb288

The Florida Breweries Report — January 2026 is out. Key highlights (Florida ABT taxpaid sales data): • 431 active brewer...
03/30/2026

The Florida Breweries Report — January 2026 is out.

Key highlights (Florida ABT taxpaid sales data):
• 431 active brewery licenses statewide
• 360 breweries reported taxpaid sales in January (vs. 382 in January 2025)
• Month-to-month sales down 7.90%; year-over-year sales down 15.41%
• LTM total taxpaid sales down 1.30%
• Florida breweries accounted for 0.82% of all beer sold in Florida (0.78% LTM) [brewerslaw.com]

New breweries added:
• Bouy Brewing at Half Shell Dockside (Apalachicola)
• Burned Beard Brewing (Quincy)
• Orchid Island Brewery (Vero Beach)

Full report + Excel download: https://loom.ly/EnKwECo

Thinking about starting a “mobile bar” business in Florida?A service-only “mobile bartender” model (host buys/owns the a...
03/30/2026

Thinking about starting a “mobile bar” business in Florida?
A service-only “mobile bartender” model (host buys/owns the alcohol) can often work, while anything that looks like selling alcohol (cash bar, drink tickets, “all-inclusive” alcohol pricing) can create real legal risk.
Read our blog post about it: https://loom.ly/prSu1S0

Florida beverage suppliers: the easiest way to stay audit-ready is to keep 3 record types—inventory records, invoices, a...
03/23/2026

Florida beverage suppliers: the easiest way to stay audit-ready is to keep 3 record types—inventory records, invoices, and bills of lading/delivery records. Quick guide + ABT reporting reminders in today’s post: https://loom.ly/tb9Lj-E

Only one beverage bill crossed the finish line this session. Here’s what CS/HB 1137 means for distributor excise tax ded...
03/16/2026

Only one beverage bill crossed the finish line this session. Here’s what CS/HB 1137 means for distributor excise tax deductions on breakage, spoilage, and other losses. Read more: https://loom.ly/0bLfu7c

Thinking about selling alcohol direct-to-consumer from Florida? This article breaks down the key “where/what/who” questi...
03/09/2026

Thinking about selling alcohol direct-to-consumer from Florida? This article breaks down the key “where/what/who” questions you have to answer—and why wine-based products (including cider, mead, and fruit wines) tend to be the best fit for DtC.
Read: https://loom.ly/0FAmbzc

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